Episode
The Retro Format You NEED To Try! A Walk Through Pokèmon History - 2018 Sun & Moon - Lost Thunder
- Podcast
- The Shift Gear Podcast
- Published
- Dec 17, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 3481
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- https://the-shift-gear-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/dec-16
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Summary
This week, the boys go over one of the best historical formats ever, 2018 SUM-LOT. This format is exceptionally diverse, and surprisingly still very cheap to build. In this video, we touch on some of the key cards, archetypes, mechanics, and must have decks. Let us know your thoughts down below on this format and your thoughts on this style of video 🤠 Some resources on this format to check out : https://www.justinbasil.com/retro/sum-lot https://www.pokebeach.com/2024/06/the-ultimate-past-format-guide-2 https://note.com/whimsicast/n/n10102af0d7ea https://alexwilsonnc.github.io/ptcg-legends-legacy/decks-by-era/2018/sum-lot Scoop some EndGames using the code "SHIFTGEAR" and follow this link to support the mandem : https://endgametcg.ca/discount/SHIFTGEAR Find us: Aneil: https://www.youtube.com/@AneilTCG Ciaran: https://www.ciarantcg.com/ Timestamps : 00:00 Intro 03:19 SUM-LOT Intro 06:50 Mechanics & Key Cards 19:02 Decks